Never has a scholarly work of this stature been attacked with such unbridled fury and contempt.
句意：从来没有哪一部像这样有学术价值的鸿篇巨著遭到过如此肆无忌惮的攻击和侮蔑。scholarly 学术性的。academic学术的。literary文学上的；精通文学的。A选项与划线处意义最为接近，故选A。